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  2. Donner Memorial State Park - Wikipedia

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    The Donner Memorial State Park visitor center contains exhibits about the cultural history of the area, including local Native Americans, the Donner Party, and builders of the First transcontinental railroad. Near the museum is the Pioneer Monument and the Donner Party's Murphy family cabin site.

  3. Donner Lake - Wikipedia

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    Both the lake and the pass were named after the ill-fated Donner Party, [when?] which wintered involuntarily near the lake in 1846. Donner Memorial State Park was established in 1928; it is not clear when the name of the lake was changed from Truckee to Donner. The state park is on the east end of the lake and provides campsites with access to ...

  4. Donner Party - Wikipedia

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    The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada .

  5. List of California state parks - Wikipedia

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    Offers surfing and beach-front camping in Dana Point. [67] Donner Memorial State Park: State park Nevada and Placer: 3,293 1,333 1928 Interprets the site where the Donner Party was trapped by weather in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847, [68] now a National Historic Landmark. Dos Rios State Park: State park Stanislaus: 1,600 ...

  6. File:Map of Truckee Lake and Alder Creek.svg - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the locations of the winter encampment at Truckee Lake where most of the Donner Party were trapped during the winter of 1846-1847, and its proximity to Alder Creek, where the Donner families stayed: Date: 2010: Source: en:File:Map of Truckee Lake and Alder Creek.png, an amalgamation of two sources: Johnson, Kristin (ed.)(1996 ...

  7. List of Utah State Parks - Wikipedia

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    Features a shady campground, nine-hole golf course, and float trip launching on the Green River. Gunlock State Park: Washington: 549 acres (222 ha) 3,600 ft (1097 m) 1970 14,423 Adjoins a 266-acre (108 ha) reservoir. Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park: Summit: 450 acres (182 ha) 6,900 ft (2103 m) 1992 No Data

  8. James F. Reed - Wikipedia

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    Reed led a party out but a severe blizzard trapped them at the top of Donner Pass for two days, during which time they ran out of food. By the time the storm had passed, most were too weak to continue. Reed departed with his children but had to leave the others behind. A few days later, however, another party rescued them. [citation needed]

  9. The Donner Party (1992 film) - Wikipedia

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    Animated maps are used to show the route the Donner Party took. On-camera experts include Harold Schindler, Joseph King, Donald Buck, and Wallace Stegner. Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Frances Sternhagen, George Plimpton, Lois Smith, and Eli Wallach perform the letters and diaries written by the Donner Party before, during, and after their journey.